Take action! Stop fouling the Optimus Prime!

 

 A Hero being dishonored

 

The Autobots are fouled by the unworthy.

Slaughtering POW's. Executing wounded. Does it sound like something that the Optimus Prime, a sworn pacifist, would do? The younger and not so civilized readers may read the description of the OP here.

Specially the two latter of the new Transformers movies have painted a very distorted image of the Optimus Prime. It's not enough that the he is made to do acts against his believes these acts are against all the laws of war... On earth. Being an old military man I just can't stand this. The ways of the terrorist...

I hereby announce that if this post gets more than one thousand +1's (That is less than tenth of Likes of Cats - Kittens - Kitties in the FB) I'll try to contact the evildoers Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg in order to explain the errors in their ways within limits allowed by the laws in my country of residence.

The next Transformers movie is coming June 2014 so plus this post... Fast.

- Critic #1

Transformers - Dark of the moon (2011): Conspiracy! I knew it!

Critic 1

The first 30 minutes of this movie were excellent and I waited something special. But no. Even taking account that this time the plot was more complicated than in the two previous movies this was a mediocre movie. The Megan Fox replacement did not have any meaningful part in this and the new Autobot characters were - how would I put it... - cliches. The computer effects were extraordinarily beautiful but it's not enough. The slaughtering in the end scene left a really bad taste. Ok as a date movie... I guess. Just make sure that your date is not a human rights activist. There may be heated discussions after this. And hot discussion was what you were hoping... Yes...   

Critic 2

 

Third part of the Transformers saga. Somehow it feels like it will become difficult to remember what was difference between the second and the third Transformers movie. I was hoping even some character development. Well, maybe there was some, but I definitely didn't like the direction where it went. The movie includes some funny moments and LaBeouf does again fairly good job. Also cgi-effects were really well made in some spectacular scenes and they looked really great in theater. But I still think that they should use more money to improve storytelling. The movie was also a bit too long.   

Judgement Star: A mediocre movie.

Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Yeah! Give no quarter!

Critic 1

 

The Transformers (2007) followed the spirit of the classic Transformers comic books fairly nicely. This one does not. The deviations are few but significant. For example tn the opening scene Optimus Prime executes a wounded POW. This just does not fly. The act is against everything that OP stands for in the comics. This even overshadows all the jumpy running scenes that follow later in the movie.  Effects are beyond description even though they could have forgotten to animate the two morons. The storyline had some weak spots also. Like the Jordanian military units in Egypt... Do not bother your date with this movie. 

Critic 2

 

The movie continues the story where previous one was left. It has all the sins of the sequel. I was hoping some character development, but didn't get any. The transformers are more ruthless in this movie, and this feels needless. Lebeouf makes a fairly good role, but that doesn't save the movie. Positive thing in the movie are very well made special effects, they look good. I guess all the money making the film was used in them.

Judgement Star: A very skewed movie...

 

The Avengers (2012): Suitably megalomanic.

Critic 1

 

Several of the movies based on comic books have been gruesome disappointments.  This was not. Movie takes you with it subtly and keeps you nailed to the seat without remorse. You never know what to expect next, over magnificent computer generated scenes or some teasing of Captain America about his lack of knowledge about current events... It's annoying how much the superheroes get forgiven tactically. What ordinary band of fighters would cluster within 3 meter radius to wait enemy to get to them... Bad example I say. I don't know in general but at least R. Downey Jr did a good job in this. Over-arrogant characters seem to fit him nicely. Make sure you date likes Marvel comics...    
   

Critic 2

 

Basically superheroes form a group and fight with bad guys and sometimes with themselves also... If you are not familiar with comic book superheroes the movie might seem really odd. Earth is going to be conquered and someone has to stop it... When I heard about the movie first time I was thinking that it has to fail. How can a movie with so many superheroes work. It actually is very well written movie (also in a sneaky way) and surprisingly the story flows nicely. Well, I glad that Hawkeye didn't get more screen time, but others I wanted to see more. Sometimes I got the feeling that Whedon was making fun of comics but in a good way...

Judgement Star: The Avengers was unexpectedly an excellent movie.

     

Note: We watched this trough iTunes rent system. Good for our 4 Euros I say...

Vares - Pimeyden Tango (2012): Waiter! Let the booze flow.

Critic 1

Based on the books by Reijo Mäki the most popular Finnish detective solves his cases and drinks a lot of alcohol again. A very typical Vares movie with excessive scenes in the Uusi Apteekki beer house. Less humor and liberal womens this time. The flow of the movie was kind of forced and it felt that the crew was "just working here". Clearly not the best of the Vares movies. Don't bother your date with this.

Critic 2

Private detective Jussi Vares is in trouble and drunk again. And old crime is still unsolved... People come and go and some of them meet a nasty end. The movie was well made but nothing extraordinary. The story flowed nicely in routine. Not the best but not the worst Vares movie either.

Judgement Star: Not very extraordinary movie.